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Receiving Debt-Financed Distributions From a QOF: IRS Allows Significant Flexibility (And Some Traps)

Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs) offer generous tax incentives but are bound by a complicated set of rules, not to mention the complexity of Subchapter K of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), as QOFs are typically organized...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Proposed Bipartisan Amendments to the Opportunity Zone Statute Could Have a Significant Effect on Current and Potential Investors

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Late last week, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives introduced an expansive bicameral bill, titled the Opportunity Zones Transparency, Extension, and Improvement Act (the “OZ Bill”). This proposed...more

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The Nonqualified Financial Property Limitation

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Since coming into effect in January 2018, Subchapter Z of the US Tax Code—also known as the opportunity zone provisions—has enabled investors to pour billions of dollars into a broad array of businesses, from real estate...more

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How to Invest in a QOF

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Since coming into effect in January 2018, Subchapter Z of the US Tax Code—also known as the opportunity zone provisions—has enabled investors to pour billions of dollars into a broad array of businesses, from real estate...more

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The Benefits of Investing in a QOF

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Since coming into effect in January 2018, Subchapter Z of the US Tax Code—also known as the opportunity zone provisions—has enabled investors to pour billions of dollars into a broad array of businesses, from real estate...more

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Ding Dong, the OZ Ground Lease (May Be) Dead!

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As a practitioner who regularly advises clients on qualified opportunity zone (OZ) matters, I have spent the bulk of the past three years discussing ground lease structures. Developer clients initially cringed at the notion,...more

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Additional Short-Term Relief Granted for Qualified Opportunity Funds and Investments

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As a result of the continuing COVID-19 impact on qualified opportunity funds (“QOFs”) and prospective investors therein, the IRS recently issued Notice 2021-10 (the “Notice”) in order to grant additional relief to QOF and...more

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IRS Extends Relief for Qualified Opportunity Funds

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On January 19, 2021, the IRS issued Notice 2021-10, further extending relief for qualified opportunity funds (QOF) and their investors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The IRS had provided relief last year in Notice 2020-39, and...more

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Internal Revenue Service Provides Additional COVID-19 Related Relief for Opportunity Zones Investors

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On January 19, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Notice 2021-10 (the “Notice”), which provides relief for Opportunity Fund investors from certain deadlines and testing requirements. The relief provided by the...more

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IRS Extends Previously Issued Relief to Qualified Opportunity Funds and Their Investors

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2021-10 on January 19, which extends relief to Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs) and their investors as a response to continued challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic....more

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Extensions of COVID-19 Relief for Opportunity Zone Funds

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In IRS Notice 2021-10 (the New Notice), the IRS granted relief to Opportunity Zone Funds because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The New Notice generally extends the relief that had previously been granted pursuant to IRS Notice...more

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IRS Extends Much-Needed Opportunity Zone Relief

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This week, the IRS issued Notice 2021-10, which extends the June 4, 2020 relief that the IRS previously granted to opportunity zone investors and qualified opportunity funds (QOFs) in response to the ongoing COVID-19...more

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Top Three Investor-Friendly Rules From The Newest IRS Opportunity Zone Notice

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The IRS issued Notice 2020-39 on June 5, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which extended several deadlines applicable to Opportunity Zone investments. •First, investors get more time to invest eligible gains into a...more

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Responding to the Pandemic, IRS Loosens Opportunity Zone Requirements

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The IRS recently offered relief to Qualified Opportunity Fund investors, waiving a penalty and pushing back some investment deadlines. This new guidance comes as investment in opportunity zones slows, stymied by brisk...more

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Relief For Qualified Opportunity Funds & Their Investors Affected By The COVID-19 Pandemic

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The IRS recently issued Notice 2020-39, which offers relief to both qualified opportunity zone funds (“QOFs”) and persons seeking to invest in QOFs who are affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Investors in QOFs who want...more

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IRS Provides COVID-19 Pandemic Relief for Qualified Opportunity Zone Investments

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With the issuance of Notice 2020-39 (the Notice), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has provided relief for Qualified Opportunity Zone Funds (QOFs) and for investors in QOFs. While the relief provided in the Notice does not...more

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IRS Provides More Flexibility for Qualified Opportunity Funds in the Wake of COVID Crisis

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In the wake of the COVID Crisis, on June 4, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-39. The Notice provides much-needed relief for taxpayers investing or considering investing in Qualified Opportunity Funds (“QOFs”). Under...more

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COVID-19 Relief for Qualified Opportunity Funds

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In Notice 2020-39, the IRS provided relief from several deadlines relevant for investors in qualified opportunity funds (QOFs). This relief generally permits investors and funds to come into compliance by the end of 2020. ...more

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Opportunity Zone Funds And Investors Get Relief In Light Of COVID-19

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On June 4, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service published Notice 2020-39 (Notice) which provides relief to qualified opportunity funds (QOFs) and their investors in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is a summary, and more...more

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Internal Revenue Service Announces Relief For Qualified Opportunity Zone Investors

On June 4, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2020-39, which is available here. Notice 2020-39 provides temporary relief to qualified opportunity funds (QOFs) and their investors as a result of the COVID-19...more

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IRS Grants Additional Relief for Qualified Opportunity Funds

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On June 4, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-39, which provides important relief to qualified opportunity zone investors (“QOZ Investors”), qualified opportunity funds (“QOFs”) and qualified opportunity zone businesses...more

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IRS Further Extends Qualified Opportunity Zone Deadlines

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In Notice 2020-39, the IRS extended a number of deadlines for the Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program. For a detailed explanation of the rules applicable to the QOZ program, see our discussion of the final QOZ...more

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IRS Provides Relief to Opportunity Funds and OZ Investors

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As part of its continuing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on June 4, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2020–39 (the “Notice”). The Notice provides welcome relief to Qualified Opportunity Funds (“QOFs”) and...more

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Deadlines Extended – IRS Provides Relief to Qualified Opportunity Funds and its Investors

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On June 4, 2020 the IRS released Notice 2020-39 (the Notice) providing relief to Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs) and their investors in response to COVID-19. The Notice provides that the 180-day investment period for...more

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IRS Provides Much-Needed Opportunity Zone Relief

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On June 4, the IRS provided some much-needed relief to opportunity zone investors and qualified opportunity funds (QOFs) in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the IRS published Notice 2020-39, which...more

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